Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama is an annual award. It is part of the Golden Globe Awards. It is given by Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The following actors have multiple awards: Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dustin Hoffman, Peter O'Toole, Al Pacino, Gregory Peck and Jon Voight. The actors with more than five nominations are: Al Pacino, Denzel Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Newman, Tom Hanks and Jack Lemmon.  
 Nominations and Awards 
 1940s 
YearActorCharacterFilm1943Paul LukasKurt MullerWatch on the Rhine1944Alexander KnoxWoodrow WilsonWilson1945Ray MillandDon BirnamThe Lost Weekend1946Gregory PeckPenny BaxterThe Yearling1947Ronald ColmanAnthony JohnA Double Life1948Laurence OlivierHamlet, Prince of DenmarkHamlet1949Broderick CrawfordWillie StarkAll the King's MenRichard ToddCpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlanThe Hasty Heart

 1950s 
YearActorCharacterFilm1950José FerrerCyrano de BergeracCyrano de BergeracLouis CalhernOliver Wendell HolmesThe Magnificent YankeeJames StewartElwood P. DowdHarvey1951Fredric MarchWilly LomanDeath of a SalesmanKirk DouglasDet. James McLeodDetective StoryArthur KennedyLarry NevinsBright Victory1952Gary CooperMarshal Will KaneHigh NoonRay MillandAllan FieldsThe ThiefCharles BoyerJacques BonnardThe Happy Time1953Spencer TracyClinton JonesThe Actress1954Marlon BrandoTerry MalloyOn the Waterfront1955Ernest BorgnineMarty PilettiMarty1956Kirk DouglasVincent van GoghLust for LifeKarl MaldenArchie Lee MeighanBaby DollGary CooperJess BirdwellFriendly PersuasionBurt LancasterBill StarbuckThe RainmakerCharlton HestonMosesThe Ten Commandments1957Alec GuinnessColonel NicholsonThe Bridge on the River KwaiMarlon BrandoMaj. Lloyd "Ace" GruverSayonara1958David NivenMajor PollockSeparate TablesTony CurtisJohn "Joker" JacksonThe Defiant OnesRobert DonatThe Mandarin of Yang ChengThe Inn of the Sixth HappinessSidney PoitierNoah CullenThe Defiant OnesSpencer TracySantiago (The Old Man)The Old Man and the Sea1959Anthony FranciosaSam LawsonCareerRichard BurtonJimmy PorterLook Back in AngerCharlton HestonJudah Ben-HurBen-HurFredric MarchJerry KingsleyMiddle of the NightJoseph SchildkrautOtto FrankThe Diary of Anne Frank

 1960s 
YearActorCharacterFilm1960Burt LancasterElmer GantryElmer GantryTrevor HowardWalter MorelSons and LoversLaurence OlivierCrassusSpartacusDean StockwellPaul MorelSons and LoversSpencer TracyHenry DrummondInherit the Wind1961Maximilian SchellHans RolfeJudgment at NurembergWarren BeattyBud StamperSplendor in the GrassMaurice ChevalierPannisseFannyPaul NewmanFast Eddie FelsonThe HustlerSidney PoitierWalter Lee YoungerA Raisin in the Sun1962Gregory PeckAtticus FinchTo Kill a MockingbirdLaurence HarveyWilhelm Grimm/The CobblerThe Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmBurt LancasterRobert Franklin StroudBirdman of AlcatrazJack LemmonJoe ClayDays of Wine and RosesJames MasonHumbert HumbertLolitaPaul NewmanChance WayneSweet Bird of YouthPeter O'TooleT. E. LawrenceLawrence of ArabiaAnthony QuinnAuda ibu Tayi1963Sidney PoitierHomer SmithLilies of the FieldMarlon BrandoHarrison Carter MacWhiteThe Ugly AmericanStathis GiallelisStavros TopouzoglouAmerica AmericaRex HarrisonJulius CaesarCleopatraSteve McQueenRocky PapasanoLove with the Proper StrangerPaul NewmanHud BannonHudGregory PeckCaptain Josiah NewmanCaptain Newman, M.D.Tom TryonStephen FermoyleThe Cardinal1964Peter O'TooleKing Henry IIBecketRichard BurtonThomas BecketBecketAnthony FranciosaJuan Luis RodriguezRio ConchosFredric MarchPresident LymanSeven Days in MayAnthony QuinnAlexis ZorbaZorba the Greek1965Omar SharifYuri ZhivagoDoctor ZhivagoRex HarrisonPope Julius IIThe Agony and the EcstasySidney PoitierGordon RalfeA Patch of BlueRod SteigerSol NazermanThe PawnbrokerOskar WernerWillie SchumannShip of Fools1966Paul ScofieldSir Thomas MoreA Man for All Seasons Richard BurtonGeorgeWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Michael CaineAlfieAlfieSteve McQueenMachinist's Mate 1st Class Jake HolmanThe Sand PebblesMax von SydowReverend Abner HaleHawaii1967Rod SteigerPolice Chief Bill GillespieIn the Heat of the NightAlan BatesGabriel OakFar from the Madding CrowdWarren BeattyClyde BarrowBonnie and ClydePaul NewmanLucas "Luke" JacksonCool Hand LukeSidney PoitierDetective Virgil TibbsIn the Heat of the NightSpencer TracyMatt DraytonGuess Who's Coming to Dinner1968Peter O'TooleKing Henry IIThe Lion in WinterAlan ArkinJohn SingerThe Heart Is a Lonely HunterAlan BatesYakov BokThe FixerTony CurtisAlbert DeSalvoThe Boston StranglerCliff RobertsonCharlie GordonCharly1969John WayneRooster CogburnTrue GritAlan ArkinAbraham "Popi" RodriguezPopiRichard BurtonKing Henry VIIIAnne of the Thousand DaysDustin HoffmanEnrico "Ratso" RizzoMidnight CowboyJon VoightJoe Buck

 1970s 
YearActorCharacterFilm1970George C. ScottGeorge S. PattonPattonMelvyn DouglasTom GarrisonI Never Sang for My FatherJames Earl JonesJack JeffersonThe Great White HopeJack NicholsonRobert Eroica DupeaFive Easy PiecesRyan O'NealOliver Barret IVLove Story1971Gene HackmanDetective Jimmy "Popeye" DoyleThe French ConnectionPeter FinchDaniel HirshSunday Bloody SundayMalcolm McDowellAlex DeLargeA Clockwork OrangeJack NicholsonJonathan FuerstCarnal KnowledgeGeorge C. ScottDr. Herbert BockThe Hospital1972Marlon BrandoVito CorleoneThe GodfatherMichael CaineMilo TindleSleuthLaurence OlivierAndrew WykeAl PacinoMichael CorleoneThe GodfatherJon VoightEdDeliverance1973Al PacinoFrank SerpicoSerpicoRobert BlakeJohn WintergreenElectra Glide in BlueJack LemmonHarry StonerSave the TigerSteve McQueenHenri "Papillon" CharrièrePapillonJack NicholsonSignalman 1st Class Billy L. "Badass" BudduskyThe Last Detail1974Jack NicholsonJ. J. "Jake" GittesChinatownJames CaanAxel FreedThe GamblerGene HackmanHarry CaulThe ConversationDustin HoffmanLenny BruceLennyAl PacinoMichael CorleoneThe Godfather Part II1975Jack NicholsonRandle Patrick "Mac" McMurphyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestGene HackmanDetective Jimmy "Popeye" DoyleFrench Connection IIAl PacinoSonny WortzikDog Day AfternoonMaximilian SchellArthur GoldmanThe Man in the Glass BoothJames WhitmoreHarry S. TrumanGive 'em Hell, Harry!1976Peter Finch (posthumous)Howard BealeNetworkDavid CarradineWoody GuthrieBound for GloryRobert De NiroTravis BickleTaxi DriverDustin Hoffman"Babe" LevyMarathon ManSylvester StalloneRocky BalboaRocky1977Richard BurtonDr. Martin DysartEquusMarcello MastroianniGabrieleA Special DayAl PacinoBobby DeerfieldBobby DeerfieldGregory PeckDouglas MacArthurMacArthurHenry WinklerJack DunneHeroes1978Jon VoightLuke MartinComing HomeBrad DavisBilly HayesMidnight ExpressRobert De NiroMichael VronskyThe Deer HunterAnthony HopkinsCorky Withers / "Fats"MagicGregory PeckDr. Josef MengeleThe Boys from Brazil1979Dustin HoffmanTed KramerKramer vs. KramerJack LemmonJack GodellThe China SyndromeAl PacinoArthur Kirkland...And Justice for AllJon VoightBilly FlynnThe ChampJames WoodsGregory PowellThe Onion Field

 1980s 
YearActorCharacterFilm1980Robert De NiroJake LaMottaRaging BullJohn HurtJohn MerrickThe Elephant ManJack LemmonScottie TempletonTributePeter O'TooleEli CrossThe Stunt ManDonald SutherlandCalvin JarrettOrdinary People1981Henry FondaNorman ThayerOn Golden PondWarren BeattyJohn ReedRedsTimothy HuttonBrian MorelandTapsBurt LancasterLou PascalAtlantic CityTreat WilliamsDaniel CielloPrince of the City1982Ben KingsleyMahatma GandhiGandhiAlbert FinneyGeorge DunlapShoot the MoonRichard GereZack MayoAn Officer and a GentlemanJack LemmonEd HormanMissingPaul NewmanFrank GalvinThe Verdict1983Tom CourtenayNormanThe DresserRobert DuvallMac SledgeTender MerciesTom ContiGowan McGlandReuben, ReubenRichard FarnsworthBill MinerThe Grey FoxAlbert FinneySirThe DresserAl PacinoTony MontanaScarfaceEric RobertsPaul SniderStar 801984F. Murray AbrahamAntonio SalieriAmadeusJeff BridgesStarman ("Scott Hayden")StarmanAlbert FinneyGeoffrey FirminUnder the VolcanoTom HulceWolfgang Amadeus MozartAmadeusSam WaterstonSydney SchanbergThe Killing Fields1985Jon VoightOscar ManheimRunaway TrainHarrison FordJohn BookWitnessGene HackmanHarry MacKenzieTwice in a LifetimeWilliam HurtLuis MolinaKiss of the Spider WomanRaul JuliaValentin Arregui1986Bob HoskinsGeorgeMona LisaHarrison FordAllie FoxThe Mosquito CoastDexter GordonDale TurnerRound MidnightWilliam HurtJames LeedsChildren of a Lesser GodJeremy IronsFather GabrielThe MissionPaul NewmanFast Eddie FelsonThe Color of Money1987Michael DouglasGordon GekkoWall StreetJohn LonePuyiThe Last EmperorJack NicholsonFrancis PhelanIronweedNick NolteLee UmstetterWeedsDenzel WashingtonSteve BikoCry Freedom1988Dustin HoffmanRaymond BabbittRain ManGene HackmanRupert AndersonMississippi BurningTom HulceDominick LucianoDominick and EugeneEdward James OlmosJaime EscalanteStand and DeliverForest WhitakerCharlie ParkerBird1989Tom CruiseRon KovicBorn on the Fourth of JulyDaniel Day-LewisChristy BrownMy Left FootJack LemmonJake TremontDadAl PacinoFrank KellerSea of LoveRobin WilliamsJohn KeatingDead Poets Society

 1990s 
YearActorCharacterFilm1990Jeremy IronsClaus von BülowReversal of FortuneKevin CostnerLt. John J. Dunbar / Dances with WolvesDances with WolvesRichard HarrisBull McCabeThe FieldAl PacinoMichael CorleoneThe Godfather Part IIIRobin WilliamsDr. Malcolm SayerAwakenings1991Nick NolteTom WingoThe Prince of TidesWarren BeattyBugsy SiegelBugsyKevin CostnerJim GarrisonJFKRobert De NiroMax CadyCape FearAnthony HopkinsDr. Hannibal LecterThe Silence of the Lambs1992Al PacinoLieutenant Colonel Frank SladeScent of a WomanTom CruiseLt. Daniel Kaffee, USN, JAG CorpsA Few Good MenRobert Downey Jr.Charlie ChaplinChaplinJack NicholsonJimmy HoffaHoffaDenzel WashingtonMalcolm XMalcolm X1993Tom HanksAndrew BeckettPhiladelphiaDaniel Day-LewisGerry ConlonIn the Name of the FatherHarrison FordDr. Richard KimbleThe FugitiveAnthony HopkinsJames StevensThe Remains of the DayLiam NeesonOskar SchindlerSchindler's List1994Tom HanksForrest GumpForrest GumpMorgan FreemanEllis Boyd "Red" ReddingThe Shawshank RedemptionPaul NewmanDonald "Sully" SullivanNobody's FoolBrad PittTristan LudlowLegends of the FallJohn TravoltaVincent VegaPulp Fiction1995Nicolas CageBen SandersonLeaving Las VegasRichard DreyfussGlenn HollandMr. Holland's OpusAnthony HopkinsRichard NixonNixonIan McKellenKing Richard IIIRichard IIISean PennMatthew PonceletDead Man Walking1996Geoffrey RushDavid HelfgottShineRalph FiennesLászló de AlmásyThe English PatientMel GibsonTom MullenRansomWoody HarrelsonLarry FlyntThe People vs. Larry FlyntLiam NeesonMichael CollinsMichael Collins1997Peter FondaUlee JacksonUlee's GoldMatt DamonWill HuntingGood Will HuntingDaniel Day-LewisDanny FlynnThe BoxerLeonardo DiCaprioJack DawsonTitanicDjimon HounsouJoseph CinquéAmistad1998Jim CarreyTruman BurbankThe Truman ShowStephen FryOscar WildeWildeTom HanksCaptain John H. MillerSaving Private RyanIan McKellenJames WhaleGods and MonstersNick NolteWade WhitehouseAffliction1999Denzel WashingtonRubin "Hurricane" CarterThe HurricaneRussell CroweJeffrey WigandThe InsiderMatt DamonTom RipleyThe Talented Mr. RipleyRichard FarnsworthAlvin StraightThe Straight StoryKevin SpaceyLester BurnhamAmerican Beauty

 2000s 
YearActorCharacterFilm2000Tom HanksChuck NolandCast AwayJavier BardemReinaldo ArenasBefore Night FallsRussell CroweMaximus Decimus MeridiusGladiatorMichael DouglasGrady TrippWonder BoysGeoffrey RushMarquis de SadeQuills2001Russell CroweJohn NashA Beautiful MindWill SmithMuhammad AliAliKevin SpaceyQuoyleThe Shipping NewsBilly Bob ThorntonEd CraneThe Man Who Wasn't ThereDenzel WashingtonDetective Alonzo HarrisTraining Day2002Jack NicholsonWarren R. SchmidtAbout SchmidtAdrien BrodyWładysław SzpilmanThe PianistMichael CaineThomas FowlerThe Quiet AmericanDaniel Day-LewisWilliam "Bill the Butcher" CuttingGangs of New YorkLeonardo DiCaprioFrank Abagnale, Jr.Catch Me If You Can2003Sean PennJimmy MarkumMystic RiverRussell CroweCaptain Jack AubreyMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldTom CruiseCaptain Nathan AlgrenThe Last SamuraiBen KingsleyMassoud BehraniHouse of Sand and FogJude LawW. P. InmanCold Mountain2004Leonardo DiCaprioHoward HughesThe AviatorJavier BardemRamón SampedroThe Sea InsideDon CheadlePaul RusesabaginaHotel RwandaJohnny DeppJ. M. BarrieFinding NeverlandLiam NeesonAlfred KinseyKinsey2005Philip Seymour HoffmanTruman CapoteCapoteRussell CroweJames J. BraddockCinderella ManTerrence HowardDJayHustle & FlowHeath LedgerEnnis Del MarBrokeback MountainDavid StrathairnEdward R. MurrowGood Night, and Good Luck2006Forest WhitakerIdi AminThe Last King of ScotlandLeonardo DiCaprioDanny ArcherBlood DiamondLeonardo DiCaprioWilliam "Billy" Costigan, Jr.The DepartedPeter O'TooleMaurice RussellVenusWill SmithChris GardnerThe Pursuit of Happyness2007Daniel Day-LewisDaniel PlainviewThere Will Be BloodGeorge ClooneyMichael ClaytonMichael ClaytonJames McAvoyRobbie TurnerAtonementViggo MortensenNikolai LuzhinEastern PromisesDenzel WashingtonFrank LucasAmerican Gangster2008Mickey RourkeRandy "The Ram" RobinsonThe WrestlerLeonardo DiCaprioFrank WheelerRevolutionary RoadFrank LangellaRichard NixonFrost/NixonSean PennHarvey MilkMilkBrad PittBenjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button2009Jeff BridgesOtis "Bad" BlakeCrazy HeartGeorge ClooneyRyan BinghamUp in the AirColin FirthGeorge FalconerA Single ManMorgan FreemanNelson MandelaInvictusTobey MaguireCaptain Sam CahillBrothers

 2010s 
YearActorCharacterFilm2010Colin FirthKing George VIThe King's SpeechJesse EisenbergMark ZuckerbergThe Social NetworkJames FrancoAron Ralston127 HoursRyan GoslingDean PereiraBlue ValentineMark WahlbergMicky WardThe Fighter2011George ClooneyMatt KingThe DescendantsLeonardo DiCaprioJ. Edgar HooverJ. EdgarMichael FassbenderBrandon SullivanShameRyan GoslingStephen MeyersThe Ides of MarchBrad PittBilly BeaneMoneyball2012Daniel Day-LewisAbraham LincolnLincolnRichard GereRobert MillerArbitrageJohn HawkesMark O'BrienThe SessionsJoaquin PhoenixFreddie QuellThe MasterDenzel WashingtonWilliam "Whip" Whitaker, Sr.Flight2013Matthew McConaugheyRon WoodroofDallas Buyers ClubChiwetel EjioforSolomon Northup12 Years a SlaveIdris ElbaNelson MandelaMandela: Long Walk to FreedomTom HanksCaptain Richard PhillipsCaptain PhillipsRobert RedfordOur ManAll Is Lost2014Eddie RedmayneStephen HawkingThe Theory of EverythingSteve CarellJohn Eleuthère du PontFoxcatcherBenedict CumberbatchAlan TuringThe Imitation GameJake GyllenhaalLouis "Lou" BloomNightcrawlerDavid OyelowoMartin Luther King Jr.Selma2015Leonardo DiCaprioHugh GlassThe RevenantBryan CranstonDalton TrumboTrumboMichael FassbenderSteve JobsSteve JobsEddie RedmayneLili ElbeThe Danish GirlWill SmithDr. Bennet OmaluConcussion2016Casey AffleckLee ChandlerManchester by the SeaJoel EdgertonRichard LovingLovingAndrew GarfieldDesmond T. DossHacksaw RidgeViggo MortensenBen CashCaptain FantasticDenzel WashingtonTroy MaxsonFences2017Gary OldmanWinston ChurchillDarkest HourTimothée ChalametElio PerlmanCall Me by Your NameDaniel Day-LewisReynolds WoodcockPhantom ThreadTom HanksBen BradleeThe PostDenzel WashingtonRoman J. IsraelRoman J. Israel, Esq.2018Rami MalekFreddie MercuryBohemian RhapsodyBradley CooperJackson MaineA Star Is BornWillem DafoeVincent van GoghAt Eternity's GateLucas HedgesJared EamonsBoy ErasedJohn David WashingtonRon StallworthBlacKkKlansman2019Joaquin PhoenixArthur Fleck / JokerJokerChristian BaleKen MilesFord v. FerrariAntonio BanderasSalvador MalloPain and GloryAdam DriverCharlie BarberMarriage StoryJonathan PryceCardinal Jorge Mario BergoglioThe Two Popes

 2020s 
YearActorCharacterFilm2020Chadwick Boseman (posthumous)Levee GreenMa Rainey's Black BottomRiz AhmedRuben StoneSound of MetalAnthony HopkinsAnthonyThe FatherGary OldmanHerman J. MankiewiczMankTahar RahimMohamedou Ould SalahiThe Mauritanian2021Will SmithRichard WilliamsKing RichardMahershala AliCameron TurnerSwan SongJavier BardemDesi ArnazBeing The RicardosBenedict CumberbatchPhil BurbankThe Power of the DogDenzel WashingtonLord MacbethThe Tragedy of Macbeth

 Multiple nominations 

10 nominations
 Al Pacino

9 nominations
 Denzel Washington

8 nominations
 Leonardo DiCaprio
 Jack Nicholson

7 nominations
 Daniel Day-Lewis
 Paul Newman

6 nominations
 Tom Hanks
 Jack Lemmon

5 nominations
 Richard Burton
 Russell Crowe
 Gene Hackman
 Dustin Hoffman
 Anthony Hopkins
 Peter O'Toole
 Gregory Peck
 Sidney Poitier
 Jon Voight

4 nominations
 Warren Beatty
 Marlon Brando
 Robert De Niro
 Burt Lancaster
 Will Smith
 Spencer Tracy

3 nominations
 Javier Bardem
 Michael Caine
 George Clooney
 Tom Cruise
 Albert Finney
 Harrison Ford
 Fredric March
 Steve McQueen
 Liam Neeson
 Nick Nolte
 Laurence Olivier
 Sean Penn
 Brad Pitt
 George C. Scott

2 nominations
 Alan Arkin
 Alan Bates
 Jeff Bridges
 Gary Cooper
 Kevin Costner
 Benedict Cumberbatch
 Tony Curtis
 Matt Damon
 Kirk Douglas
 Michael Douglas
 Richard Farnsworth
 Michael Fassbender
 Peter Finch
 Colin Firth
 Henry Fonda
 Morgan Freeman
 Richard Gere
 Ryan Gosling
 Rex Harrison
 Charlton Heston
 Tom Hulce
 William Hurt
 Jeremy Irons
 Ben Kingsley
 Ian McKellen
 Ray Milland
 Viggo Mortensen
 Joaquin Phoenix
 Gary Oldman
 Anthony Quinn
 Eddie Redmayne
 Geoffrey Rush
 Maximilian Schell
 Kevin Spacey
 Rod Steiger
 Forest Whitaker
 Robin Williams

 Multiple wins 

3 awards
 Tom Hanks (2 consecutive)
 Jack Nicholson (2 consecutive)

2 awards
 Marlon Brando
 Daniel Day-Lewis
 Leonardo DiCaprio
 Dustin Hoffman
 Peter O'Toole
 Al Pacino
 Gregory Peck
 Jon Voight

 References 

Category:Golden Globe Awards